CFQX-FM

CFQX-FM is a country music radio station in Winnipeg, the station currently operates out of studios in downtown Winnipeg, at 177 Lombard Avenue. It shares studios with sister station CHIQ-FM. CFQX's transmitter is located in the Rural Municipality of Springfield. It broadcasts at 104.1 on the FM dial.

CFQX-FM
CitySelkirk, Manitoba
Broadcast areaWinnipeg, Manitoba
BrandingQX 104
SloganToday's Country
Frequency104.1 MHz (FM)
First air dateNovember 9, 1981 (1981-11-09)
FormatCountry music
ERP100,000 watts
ClassC
Former frequencies92.9 FM (1981-1987)
OwnerJim Pattison Broadcast Group
(Jim Pattison Broadcast Group LP)
Sister stationsCHIQ-FM
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.qx104fm.com

History

The station went on the air in November 1981 as an easy listening station on 92.9 FM. It changed to the country format in 1986. The station is owned by the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group.

In 1987, the station received approval to move from 92.9 FM to 104.1 FM.[1] In 1997, CFQX was granted a license amendment to move from 104.1 FM to 95.3 FM,[2] although the move was never implemented. On September 2, 2011, Astral Media applied to increase CFQX-FM's effective height of antenna above average terrain from 138.4 to 147.5 metres, and by relocating its transmitter site. All other technical parameter will remain unchanged. This application was approved on November 15, 2011.[3][4]

As a part of Astral Media's sale to Bell Media, the Jim Pattison Group announced a deal on May 16, 2013 to acquire CFQX-FM and CHIQ-FM from Astral and Bell respectively for an undisclosed amount. The sale will give the Jim Pattison Group its first stations in Manitoba, and would make CFQX a sister station to CHIQ.[5]

On December 20, 2013, the CRTC approved Jim Pattison's acquisition of CFQX-FM and CHIQ-FM, the acquisition was closed in early 2014.[6]

References
  1. Decision CRTC 87-570
  2. Decision CRTC 97-624
  3. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-709
  4. Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-567
  5. "Pattison group looks to buy castoffs from Bell Astral deal". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  6. "CRTC Grants Approval for Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Acquisition of CKCE-FM, CFQX-FM & CHIQ-FM". The Jim Pattison Group. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2014.


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